Registering an Authorization Code:

An orchestration system can automate the registration of authorization codes, which is a critical step in licensing the VM-Series firewall. This process involves submitting the code to Palo Alto Networks to activate the license.

The Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall must be integrated into the Layer 3 underlay network to secure traffic within a Cisco ACI environment.

Reference: Integration documentation for Cisco ACI and Palo Alto Networks indicates the necessity of Layer 3 integration for policy enforcement and traffic management.

Palo Alto Networks and Cisco ACI Integration

CN-Series for EKS Security:

The CN-Series firewalls are specifically designed to secure Kubernetes environments, such as Amazon EKS. Deploying them in a high availability (HA) pair ensures robust, fault-tolerant security for containerized workloads, providing continuous protection and high availability.

VM-Series firewalls provide advanced application-level security for web-server instances on AWS. These virtual firewalls leverage Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall capabilities to offer features like application identification, threat prevention, and URL filtering, ensuring comprehensive security for web applications hosted on AWS.

References:

Palo Alto Networks VM-Series on AWS: VM-Series on AWS

AWS Security Best Practices:AWS Security Best Practices

The CN-Series firewalls are specifically designed to secure containerized environments. They can secure traffic between Kubernetes pods, which are the smallest deployable units in a Kubernetes cluster, and are often composed of one or more containers. The primary focus of CN-Series firewalls is to ensure security within Kubernetes environments by managing traffic and enforcing security policies at the pod level.

References:

Palo Alto Networks CN-Series Datasheet: CN-Series Datasheet

Palo Alto Networks CN-Series Documentation: CN-Series Documentation

CN-Series for DevOps deployments:

The CN-Series firewall is specifically designed to secure containerized environments and is ideal for protecting extensive DevOps deployments. It integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms, providing the necessary security controls for DevOps processes.

Transit Gateway and Security VPC:

Using a transit gateway in conjunction with a Security VPC is a recommended design for outbound high availability (HA) in AWS. This configuration ensures that traffic can be routed efficiently and securely through the VM-Series firewalls deployed in the Security VPC.